accidents

英 [ˈæksɪdənts]

美 [ˈæksədənts]

n.  (交通)事故; 意外遭遇; 不测事件; 意外; 偶然的事
accident的复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 交通事故；车祸
  Anaccidenthappens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
  1. She was involved in a serious car accident last week...
     上星期她卷入了一场严重的车祸。
  2. Six passengers were killed in the accident.
     六名乘客在车祸中丧生。
• N-COUNT （不幸的）意外遭遇，不测事件;事故
  If someone has anaccident, something unpleasant happens to them that was not intended, sometimes causing injury or death.
  1. 5,000 people die every year because of accidents in the home...
     每年有5,000人死于家中的意外事故。
  2. The police say the killing of the young man was an accident.
     警方说这个年轻人被杀是一个意外。
• N-VAR 意外；偶然
  If something happensby accident, it happens completely by chance.
  1. She discovered the problem by accident...
     她碰巧发现了这个问题。
  2. Almost like an accident of nature, this family has produced more talent than seems possible.
     就像是天缘巧合，这个家族不可思议地人才辈出。
• PHRASE 可能发生意外的事物（或人）
  If you describe something or someone asan accident waiting to happen, you mean that they are likely to be a cause of danger in the future, for example because they are in poor condition or behave in an unpredictable way.
  1. A lot of the city's buildings are accidents waiting to happen.
     该城市中许多楼房都存在事故隐患。
• PHRASE 并非偶然;事出有因
  You begin a sentence with 'it's no accident' if you want to suggest that something was done deliberately or has a logical explanation, although it might give the impression of having happened by chance.
  1. It's no accident that the boom in police series on TV coincided with the decline of the Western.
     警匪剧在电视上盛行之时恰好是西部片衰退之际，这并非偶然。

双语例句

• Accidents are still the number one cause of premature death for Americans
  交通事故仍然是造成美国人过早死亡的头号因素。
• There were also several accidents mainly caused by engine failures on take-off
  还有几次事故主要是起飞时引擎出现故障造成的。
• Accidents are happening with increasing frequency.
  事故频繁发生。
• Barring accidents, I believe they will succeed.
  不出意外的话，我相信他们会成功的。
• Carelessness is the main cause of work accidents.
  麻痹粗心是产生事故的主要原因。
• Many accidents were due to pilot misjudgement.
  许多事故都是由于飞行员判断失误造成的。
• Public worries about accidents are threatening the very existence of the nuclear power industry.
  公众对事故的担忧正威胁着核能工业的生存。
• Accidents and sudden illnesses are no respecters of age.
  不管什么年龄都有可能遭遇意外事故和突发疾病。
• A lot of the city's buildings are accidents waiting to happen.
  该城市中许多楼房都存在事故隐患。
• Kallner and Groen studied the mortality from coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular accidents among immigrants to israel.
  kallner和groen研究了去以色列的移民中的冠心病与脑血管意外。